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April 2, 2010  RSS feed

Override Vote Coming
Selectmen Recommend $989,000 Property Tax Hike Above Usual Levy Limit To Maintain Some Local-Government Services
Selectmen are proposing a $989,000 operating budget override of Proposition 2 ½ that would add roughly $260 in prop­erty taxes to a home valued at $400,000. But even a tax hike in that range would result in some reduction of local-govern­ment services, town officials say. The non-override budget — which would go into effect if Town Meeting ap­proves More...
Going, But Not To Be Forgotten
Freeman-Centennial School Principal Lucia Godfrey Retires To Ovations Ringing in Her Ears
By Matt McDonald

For weeks local elementary school officials had been planning a surprise going-away assembly for retiring princi­pal Lucia Godfrey, and they apparently pulled it off. More...

Easter Weekend

Editor’s Note: Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church congregation that uses the town’s library. This weekend is Good Friday, when Christians commemo­rate the suffering and death of Jesus of Nazareth, and Easter Sunday, when Christians mark the resurrection of Jesus. Below are the Good Friday and Easter schedules for churches in Norfolk. More...

 Norfolk In Brief
• KP Names Three Finalists For Superintendent
The King Philip School Committee plans to interview three finalists to become the new su­perintendent of the regional grades-7-through-12 school district that serves Norfolk, Wrentham, and Plainville. Maureen Howard, chairman of the King Philip School Committee, announced the names of the finalists late this week. They are: More...
• Flaherty Makes For Three-Way Race For Selectman
• Races For Selectman, Town Moderator, Nothing Else
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 Happenings
• Happenings
An Events Calendar for Norfolk
Editor’s Note: Norfolk Public Library is at 139 Main Street in Norfolk Center. All places and addresses below that do not spec­ify a municipality are in the town of Norfolk. Sunday, April 4 Easter Monday, April 5 Passover ends More...
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 King Philip Sports
• article has image Winsor’s Jess Smith Named All-League in Basketball
Jess Smith of Norfolk a junior,at the Winsor School in Boston, is honored to be named to the Eastern Independent League All League Team in basketball. Jess had an exciting season as her team’s leading scorer with an average of 12.6 points per game. Jess is also a member of Team Mass Attack. Jess was voted Winsor’s co-captain for the 2010-2011 year. More...
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 Religion in Norfolk
• Religion in Norfolk
Editor’s Note: Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church con­gregation that uses the town’s library. For the churches’ schedules for Easter Weekend, please see Page 1. Below are the regular schedules of church services for the church congregations in Norfolk. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ More...
• Religion Near Norfolk
• Temple Etz Chaim Worship Services
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 Guest Columns
• A Mystery and a Disaster
The time has come for us to look ahead and also to look back. Looking ahead, we have our beloved local nine, the Boston Red Sox, preparing to launch yet another season. We need to examine this year’s litter and try to predict what this long season will bring us. More...
• Column Shift
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 Announcements
• article has image Annie Williams Inducted Into National Art Honor Society
Annie Williams of Norfolk has been in­ducted into the Nation­al Art Honor Society. She is a sophomore at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsock­et, R.I. The National Art Honor Society was es­tablished in 1978 in the United States by the National Art Education Association for high school students grades 10-12, for the purpose of inspiring and recog­nizing More...
• The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library Book and Bake Sale
• Rabies Clinic
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 Meetings
• Meetings
The following are meetings that were posted or announced recently. Boards and committees can schedule meetings, cancel meetings, or alter the starting times of meetings on relatively short no­tice. Norfolk Town Hall is at One Liberty Lane in Norfolk Center. Monday, April 5 7 p.m. Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, Room 124 More...
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 Photos
• article has image Freeman-Centennial School 5th Grade’s “Wax Museum”
Fifth grade students at the Freeman-Centennial School held their Living Wax Museum on March 18. More...
• article has image Photos
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